Answer:

minas

Answer	Crossword Clue
MINAS	Low caste watchmen: India.
MINAS	Ancient weights.
MINAS	Birds that can talk.

MINAS	Asiatic starlings: Var.
MINAS	Talking birds.
MINAS	Talking birds: Var.
MINAS	Nova Scotia's ... Basin
MINAS	Uruguayan resort town
MINAS	Talkative birds: Var.
MINAS	... Gerais (Brazilian state)

Crossword

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